Viaccess-Orca acquires OTT software firm

On completion of the deal, Squadeo’s multimedia QuickPlayer will be added to Viaccess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel Player (CSP) to create a service for delivering live and VOD content to PC, Mac and connected mobile devices, including Android and iOS.

Both companies are based in France. No financial details were revealed.

Squadeo was founded in 2015 by Nicolas Delahaye and Benoit Brieussel, two former employees of NXP Software. Delahaye also previously worked for Philips.

The company develops secure video players on open platforms that are pre-integrated with major DRMs.

Delahaye, who is president at Squadeo, added, “In order to differentiate from the competition and succeed in today’s rapidly evolving multiscreen world, content providers need powerful and innovative end-to-end platforms featuring the same unique experience on any consumer device.”